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A Lobbyist Gave $900,000 in Donations. Whose Money Is It?

The in-house lobbyist for the Greater New York Hospital Association has given over 200 donations totaling more than $900,000 since 2014. He claims these contributions are personal, but candidates who received the donations said they always assumed the contributions came from his employer. Situations like this are “emblematic of an openly money-focused political culture in Albany.”